Grain-spout holder



May 27,1930. w. KUTZ 1,759,853

GRAIN SPOUT 1101mm INVEN TOR.

William lfidj, 4

Patented Ma -27,'f1 93o wiiltmm swabs-sava n NE RAsKA' 1 i emmg'sro'u rnonnnn V "Application fi1ed0cto1ier-12, 1928.1Seria1 No. 312,189.; 1 P

- This invention relates to a grain flspout holder particularly adapted for maintaining a grain spout in proper positiongwhile transferring grain I from elevators or warehouses into box cars, but itis to beunderstood that; the holder may be used in connection witha grain spout anywhere the latter issusedjto l effect the transfer of grainfrom one place to another. 3' I 1 'V- V The'primary object of the invention is to =providein a manner as hereinafter set forth,v a device which maybe jsecuredin any desired, tpositionwithout the necessity oi'anyone constantly'tending the spout andwhich; may be adjusted fromltime to timeto changethe position of the spout in 'either a longitudinal or I i may be a'bin, box; car, or'theclikey-and the receptacle. Secured to'the ledge 2 is a clamp- 0.

' View the invention consists in'the novel conlateral direction with, respectito the receptacle into "which the grain is being transferred. Withjthe" foregoing and other objects in struction, combination and arrangement of parts" as hereinafter moreparticularly" de- 1 "scribed and illustrated I in the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose oft-illus 5 v tration is shown an embodiment of zny inven tion,'bu't it is to be understood that changes,

? -variationsjand modifications may be resorted to which ialli within the scope of the in'ven- 'tion'as claimed; V In the accompanying drawings *in which Y like numerals are employed to designate like partsthroughout the same:;' p

Figure 1 is a sidejelevation of an embodt ment of my invention showing .the same :in operative position I with respect to a grain spout and a granary door;

I ,igure 3 is 'a section taken on the line33- of Figure 2. Q Figure 1 is a section taken on theline of Figure 2.,; f V

Figurefi is a fragmentaryfendelevation of. the embodiment'illustrated in Fi' re 1; Referring in detailfto" the drawing the numeral 1 designates a'grain'receptacle which numeral 2 designates'the door ledge for said ring device 3 which is substantially form "One end ofthe latter.

of'aiUgshaped strap having its end members disposed onopposite sides of the ledge 2.

Q'One end of the strap 3 is'provided on its inner face with a plurality of spikes '4' which are adaptedto e'ngage'theside of the ledge; when an inward pressure, relative toithe ledge, is exerted on the spikes. Tlhe-oppcsite end of the strap 3is provided with ai bor'ebi 1 having a threaded'wall foriengagement with the externally threaded end 516 of wreak? Y I i As the threaded end 6 is r tatedbymea s of i a the crank"7,;the. innermost"extremityls of Q5 the'threadedend 6 'is forced against theside f 1}, ofthe ledge2, opposite the "spikes 4, 'and the I i spikes 4 are thereby drawninto bitingcon- V r tact withetheledge vS wivelly'mounted on the upperr face of the" f 1 strap?) is a vertically disposed yoke9, within 5 i the bifurcated upper end of which a tubfelO is" npivoted'to swing on a horizontal axis. fEiZ- K, 1

1 tending through the tubelO is a rodflljwhi ch F is provided yvithapluralityiofspaceditrans-f j V versely'extending openings 12 for successive alignment with a pair ofopenings 13-eXt-end; ingtransverselythroughthetube 1Q adjacent" v "Th6 11 0a iris-formed a but elicited a,

reducedne'ck 14, whereby therod 11 ispro- 1 s gyided with a shoulder 15;.

The reduced end;

1 41- 13 adaptedto be inserted through an'aper-j a d lu 6 wh ch i formed n dj pe ds'w from a split hoop 17. W hen thefrod, 11 and Q 7 split hoop arelinassembled relationyth'e" shoulder-"15 provided on they 1 611 11; abuts against the inner face of the apertured {lug} r 16'whereby'theextentiofmovementof the' Figure'Q is atop plan view of the einbodi- 'ment of my invention shownin Figure 1.

rod 11 ,throughthe lugl16iis limited." Q116 "end of the split hoop 17 terminates in a lat ,er,a11y eXtending,' apertured ear 18".and2:the 1 other end 'ofpthe split hoop 17 isin, the form; s of athreaded stem119 {which is'ada ptedfto be passed through the apertured' ear18, and

secured; in position by means of a suitable nut 20. By manipulation of the nut20 the diameter of the split hoopl'Z mayfbef variedQasv desired, The split hoopll'fjisfl' dapted to engagea spout as indicated at 21 I v i thefmouth of whicli may be vmovedfltowards ,V or away from the 'door ledge2' bythe fadjustment of the rod 11 with respect tofthe 

